Nov. 27, 2012
Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Ciandra Jackson
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-3294
ciandra.t.jackson@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-218
OKLAHOMA STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION COMMANDER KEVIN FORD
WASHINGTON -- Students and educators from Stillwater Public Schools
and pre-service teachers who are pursuing education degrees from
Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., will speak with
Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford aboard the International Space
Station at 12:30 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 30. Students will ask Ford
questions about life, work and research aboard the orbiting
laboratory during an even at the university.
Media representatives are invited to attend. The conversation will be
carried live on NASA Television.
To attend, journalists must contact Christy Lang at
Christy.lang@okstate.edu or 405-744-8320. The event, themed Pioneers
in Space: A New Frontier for STEM Careers will be held at Oklahoma
State University Center for Research on STEM Teaching and Learning,
which is located at 245 Willard Hall.
Prior to the event, educators will prepare students for the
conversation with Commander Ford by incorporating NASA activities
into the classroom, creating awareness about the International Space
Station, and encouraging students to pursue careers in fields related
to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and
Evgeny Tarelkin launched from Kazakhstan to the station on Oct. 23.
The Nov. 30 in-flight education downlink is one in a series with
educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve
STEM teaching and learning. It is an integral component of NASA's
Teaching From Space education program, which promotes learning
opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community
using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight
program. The exact time of the downlink could change.
For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about NASA's education programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/education
For information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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